The irony of writing this editorial today, of all days, isn’t lost on me. For earlier this evening came the news that shocked football as Lionel Messi handed in a transfer request. Some irony has given that, at exactly the same time, Manchester City are looking for something special to give them the edge in
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In football’s top competition, it is fitting that this piece is being written on the even of the 2020 Final. Because one player, a certain Polish frontman who plays for a German club, could be about to earn his place in the top status in my list. As it stands, these are the highest goalscorers
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